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OSM is awarded crew management on the LPG tanker «Bow Guardian» from Odfjell Gas. The vessel was successfully taken over in Singapore.

«Bow Guardian» was built in Korea in 2008 and has a length and breath of 120 x 20 meters and gross tonnage of 9,126. She is the sister vessel of «Bow Gallant» that was taken over by OSM in China earlier this year.

OSM Offshore Resources is a new business unit of OSM. It is a global business unit based in Houston, Texas, and will be a leading provider of crewing services for the Offshore Drilling, Construction, Heavy Lift, FPSO, FSO and Special Offshore Projects market.

In the offshore drilling and construction industry this will require OSM to provide some very specialized personnel, which is an exciting challenge. The Managing Director of OSM Offshore Resources is Mark Williamson, a Master Mariner with 20 years of experience in the offshore industry, who started with OSM on 1^st September.

AET Sea Shuttle AS has entered into a long-term contract with the Norwegian energy major Statoil to operate two specialists DP2-type shuttle tankers.

AET Sea Shuttle AS is a subsidiary of AET – a leading global owner and operator of a fleet of 82 petroleum tankers. OSM will manage the vessels.

The two vessels will serve oilfields in the Norwegian sector of the North/Barents Sea on long term contracts with options for extension until 20 years.

The two twin-skeg 120.000 DWT tankers will be built at Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea.  Due to the unique, adverse operating environment, the new vessels will be constructed to a superior specification that exceeds any other DP shuttle tanker currently in operation around the world.  They will be fully capable of operating in a harsh weather environment and will include high power thrusters and engines. An option exists for the vessels to be constructed with state-of-the-art LNG dual-fuel powered engines.

- We have significant experience of operating DP tankers in northern waters and I believe that the combined skills of AET and OSM will deliver an unbeatable service to Statoil. We are very pleased to partner with AET in this new venture to bring a new major player into the North Sea market, OSM Group Chairman, Bjørn Tore Larsen, says.

A new steel hull was launched 14th September at STX OSV Tulcea in Romania.

The hull is the second of three and will now be towed to Norway for outfitting and delivering to the owners STX Pan Ocean, Korea.

OSM Offshore is awarded the contract for design review, drawing approval and supervision of construction and outfitting, in addition to project management and drawing approval at OSM Offshore head office in Kristiansand.

OSM Offshore has also established site offices at the yards in Romania and Norway.

The ro-ro vessel «Vikingland» was successfully taken over in Germany 3rd September. OSM is awarded with crew management.

Owner is Imerpial Shipping. The vessel was built in Finland in 1982 and she was earlier named «Aurora». She has a length and breadth of 155 meters x 25 meters and gross tonnage of 20,381. Her home port is London.

OSM has opened a satellite office, located in Cebu City, to expand its recruitment activities and bring more opportunities to Filipino seafarers.

More than 500 guests and representatives witnessed the grand inauguration. Adonis B. Donato, President of OSM Maritime Services, was very proud to formally open the new satellite office.

According to OSM Managing Director, Bjørn Simonsen, the company is planning to open more satellite offices in the Philippines.

- The satellite office will offer more career opportunities to Filipino seafarers since OSM is in a period of expansion that requires more professional crew covering all technical areas that includes apprentices, cadets as well as experienced seafarers with high level of expertise, Simonsen said.